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Fizer Pharmaceutical paid $75 million on January 2, 2016, for 3 million shares o

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Question

Fizer Pharmaceutical paid $75 million on January 2, 2016, for 3 million shares of Carne Cosmetics common stock. The investment represents a 30% interest in the net assets of Carne and gave Fizer the ability to exercise significant influence over Carne's operations. Fizer received dividends of $1 per share on December 21, 2016, and Carne reported net income of $40 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 The fair value of Carne's common stock at December 31, 2016, was $25.5 per share The book value of Carne's net assets was $170 million The fair value of Carne's depreciable assets exceeded their book value by $40 million. These assets had an average remaining useful life of twelve years The remainder of the excess of the cost of the investment over the book value of net assets purchased was attributable to goodwill Required Complete the table below and prepare the appropriate journal entries related to the investment during 2016 (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in millions rounded to two decimal places, (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10).) Investee Net Assets Ownership Interest Net Assets Difference Purchased ($in millions) Purchase Price Fair Value Carne's assets Book Value Carne's assets Attributable to 75 Depreciation adjustment: Years Adjustment Undervaluation of assets$

Explanation / Answer

Answer to part 1

Answer to part 2

=12/12 = 1

($ in millions) Investee Net Assets x Ownership Interest Net Assets Purchased Difference Attributable To Purchase Price 75 Fair Value Carne's Assets 210 x 30% 63 12 Depreciable Asset Book Value Value Carne's Assets 170 x 30% 51 24 Goodwill Depreciation Adjustment Amount/ Years Adjustment Undervaluation of assets 40/ 12 3.33